Ellery finds himself in a country house with a missing producer and a number of guests who wanted the producer gone for good.Ellery finds himself in a country house with a missing producer and a number of guests who wanted the producer gone for good.Ellery finds himself in a country house with a missing producer and a number of guests who wanted the producer gone for good.
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Cabbie
- (as William Benedict)
Nina Roman
- Grace
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Ellery calls Inspector Queen to report that the victim has disappeared while dressed as the Mad Hatter, Inspector Queen scoffs at the idea. David Wayne played The Mad Hatter in the 1960's BATMAN TV Series.
- GoofsWhen Ellery wakes up from his drugged slumber and checks the eyes of the others, Larry Hagman's character Paul noticeably flinches and looks at Ellery.
- Quotes
Howard Biggers: Well, he hasn't treated you much better. How about that phony seven-year contract, and that picture-part you had to turn down last month?
Laura Lockridge: Emmy, is that true?
Emmy Reinhart: It was a dreadful part, with no lines. Some deaf and dumb farm girl who gets forcibly compromised. Well, they gave it to Jane Wyman. I didn't want to play it anyway.
- ConnectionsReferences Johnny Belinda (1948)
Featured review
Despite a strong supporting cast, this episode is only average
Theatrical producer Spencer Lockridge is producing a play based on one of Ellery's books and has invited Ellery down to his mansion for the week-end. Upon arriving at the Lockridge home, Ellery finds his host dressed as the Mad Hatter and the host's wife and guests are dressed as other characters from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. They are rehearsing a play to amuse Lockridge's young nephew for his birthday the following day. In the night, Spencer Lockridge disappears - did he leave on his own, was he kidnapped or was he murdered? Great guest cast especially Jim Backus, Rhonda Fleming, and Larry Hagman. But the episode falls a bit flat and it has an annoying kid in it. For one thing, David Wayne as Inspector Queen is just in a couple of scenes and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie has only about one line at the end of the show. Jim Hutton is just not engaging enough to carry the show by himself - he needs Wayne and to a lesser extent, Reese. Also, this show doesn't have s sufficient late 1940s feel to it as do other episodes such as the ones with radio show backgrounds or set in a comic book office. Still entertaining but not one of the best episodes.
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- Paularoc
- Mar 21, 2013
Details
- Runtime49 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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